Geek Things for August 17th

• Community Garden Workshop, 4:30–6:30PM, St. Johnsbury School, St. Johnsbury. $5 suggested donation; preregistration suggested. (Gardening)
• Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, 9AM–9PM, Bread Loaf Campus, Ripton. Lectures and readings are free and open to the public; see middlebury.edu for schedule. (Writing)
• Community Bike Shop, 5–8PM, Bike Recycle Vermont, Burlington. Donations accepted. (Bikes)
• ‘RiffTrax Live: Jack the Giant Killer’, 12AM, Palace Cinema 9, South Burlington. $12.50. (Movies)
• Green Mountain College Morning Speaker Series – “Culture Change in Contemporary China.” 9–10AM, The Station, Poultney. Free. (Talk)
• Donald H. Wickman – A Very Fine Appearance: The Vermont Civil War Photographs of George Houghton, 7–9PM, River Arts Center, Morrisville. Free. (History)
• Authors at the Aldrich: David Macaulay. Presentation by the author and illustrator of “The Way Things Work.” 6PM, Aldrich Library, Milne Community Room, Barre. FREE. (Authors)
• Magic Booster Draft – $12, 6pm – 11pm, Quarterstaff Games, Burlington. (Gaming)
• Naruto, 4:30pm – 8:00pm, The Gamer’s Grotto, Bennington. (Gaming)
• Wednesday Night Board gaming at Triple Play, 6:00pm – 10:30pm, Triple Play, Lebanon, New Hampshire. (Gaming)
• D&D Encounter, 6:00pm – 8:30pm, The Gamers Grotto, Bennington. (Gaming)
• Who Sank the Boat? 11:00 am, Monshire Museum of Science, Norwich. (KidS)
• Straw Oboes, 3:00 pm, Monshire Museum of Science, Norwich. (KidS)

Geek Things for July 20th

• Book Sale, 9:30AM–5:30PM, Stowe Free Library, Stowe. Free. (Books)
• Community Bike Shop, 5–8PM, Bike Recycle Vermont, Burlington. Donations accepted. (Bikes)
• Public Viewing Night. Call for a status report in case of inclement weather. 9–10:30PM, McCardell Bicentennial Hall, Middlebury College, Middlebury. Free. (Astronomy)
• Green Mountain College Morning Speaker Series – “Grow Local, Eat Local,” 9–10AM, The Station, Poultney. Free. (Food)
• Summer Speaker Series, 4PM, President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site, Plymouth. $8. (Talk)
• Writers’ Workshop, 6:30PM, Bradford Public Library, Bradford. Free. (Writing)
• Magic Booster Draft – $12, 6pm – 11pm, Quarterstaff Games, Burlington. (Gaming)
• Straw Rockets, 11:00 a.m., Monshire Museum of Science, Norwich. (Kids)
• Kitchen Chemistry, 3:00 p.m., Monshire Museum of Science, Norwich. (Kids)
• Planetarium presentation -What’s In A Name? – The Names of Stars, 11:00 a.m., Fairbanks Museum, St. Johnsbury. $5/person (Astronomy)
• Naruto, 4:30pm – 8:00pm, The Gamer’s Grotto, Bennington. (Gaming)
• Wednesday Night Board gaming at Triple Play, 6:00pm – 10:30pm, Triple Play, Lebanon, New Hampshire. (Gaming)
• D&D Encounter, 6:00pm – 8:30pm, The Gamers Grotto, Bennington. (Gaming)

Geek Things for July 19th

• Book Sale, 12–7PM, Stowe Free Library, Stowe. Free. (Books)
• Time-Travel Tuesday, 10AM–5PM, Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock. Regular admission, $3-12. (History)
• Ben & Jerry’s Outdoor Movie Festival – How to Train Your Dragon, 9PM, Ben & Jerry’s, Burlington. Free. (Movies)
• Game Day, 9:30–10:30AM, Champlain Senior Center, McClure MultiGenerational Center, Burlington. Free. (Kids)
• Green Mountain College Morning Speaker Series – “Homestead Farming” – Contemporary take on the back-to-the-land movement. 9–10AM, The Station, Poultney. Free. (Talk)
• Boardgame Night, 6pm – 11pm, Quarterstaff Games, Burlington. (Gaming)
• HeroClix!, 7:30pm – 11:00pm, Game Lounge, Quarterstaff Games, Burlington. (Gaming)
• Paper Cup Telephone, 11:00, Monshire Museum of Science, Norwich. (Kids)
• Fingerprints, 3:00, Monshire Museum of Science, Norwich. (Kids)
• Ethan Allen: His Life and Times, Willard Sterne Randall, 7:00 PM, Barnes and Noble, South Burlington. (History)
• OmniGlobe Presents: Full Force – Life in Pixels: using data imagry to explore the world, 10:30 am – 11:00 am, Fairbanks Museum, St. Johnsbury. (Science)

Geek Things for July 13th

• Book Sale, 9:30AM–5:30PM, Stowe Free Library, Stowe. Free. (Books)
• Community Bike Shop, 5–8PM, Bike Recycle Vermont, Burlington. Donations accepted. (Bikes)
• Family Fun Night, 7–9PM, Vermont Institute of Natural Science, Quechee. $6-8; preregister. (Outdoors)
• Walk Williston – Lisa Dunne leads a 1.3-mile nature hike. 5–7PM, Five Tree Hill, Williston. Free. (Outdoors)
• Green Mountain College Morning Speaker Series – “Green Science,” 9–10AM, The Station, Poultney. Free. (Talk)
• Burlington Downtown & Waterfront Plan: Developing innovative and practical solutions to transportation problems. 7–8:30PM, Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington. Free. (Transportation)
• Karen Lipinczyk & Brenda Egbert – “Labyrinths: What They Are and How to Build One,” 6:30PM, Bradford Public Library, Bradford. Free. (Labyrinths)
• Summer Speaker Series, 4PM, President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site, Plymouth. $8. (Talk)
• Yestermorrow Summer Lecture Series – “Future Components: A Primer on the Impact of Digital Technology on Design/Build.” 7–9PM, Yestermorrow Design/Build School, Waitsfield. Free. (Design)
• ‘I’ll Be Back Before Midnight’, 8PM, McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester. $29.50-38.50. (Theater)
• Readings at the Athenaeum – Katie Hays and Baron Wormser, 7:30PM, St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, St. Johnsbury. Free. (Reading)
• Magic Booster Draft – $12, 6pm – 11pm, Quarterstaff Games, Burlington. (Gaming)
• Pathfinder Society, 6:30pm – 11:00pm, Game Lounge, Quarterstaff Games, Burlington. (Gaming)
• Magnets, 11:00 a.m., Monshire Museum of Science, Norwich. (Kids)
• Who Sank the Boat? 3:00 p.m., Monshire Museum of Science, Norwich. (Kids)
• Learn About NOOK Color!, 6:00 PM, Barnes and Noble, South Burlington. (eReaders)
• Planetarium presentation, 11am-12pm, Fairbank Museum, St. Johnsbury. $5/person. (Astronomy)
• Red Cross Blood Drive. 12-5:30pm, Northfield High School, Northfield. (Blood Drive)
• Naruto, 4:30pm – 8:00pm, The Gamer’s Grotto, Bennington. (Gaming)
• Wednesday Night Board gaming at Triple Play, 6:00pm – 10:30pm, Triple Play, Lebanon, New Hampshire. (Gaming)
• D&D Encounter, 6:00pm – 8:30pm, The Gamers Grotto, Bennington. (Gaming)
• L5R Night at Triple Play, 6:30pm – 10:00pm, Triple Play, Lebanon. (Gaming)

Geek Things for July 6th

• Chittenden County Philatelic Club, 6:15PM, GE Healthcare Building, South Burlington. Free. (Stamps)
• Computer Lesson, 9:30AM, Champlain Senior Center, McClure MultiGenerational Center, Burlington. $5 donation. (Computers)
• College Observatory Public Viewing Night. Call for a status report in case of inclement weather. 9–10:30PM, McCardell Bicentennial Hall, Middlebury College, Middlebury. Free. (Astronomy)
• ‘Frankenstein and Friends’, 12–1PM, Battery Park, Burlington. Free. (Kids)
• Green Mountain College Morning Speaker Series – “Now Showing: A Tiny Theater Dreams Big,”, 9–10AM, The Station, Poultney. Free. (Talk)
• Institute for Lifelong Education at Dartmouth Summer Lecture Series – “Corruption: Pervasive, Persistent and Virulent”, 9AM–12PM, Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover. $20. (Talk)
• Kate Kenny – “The War That Wasn’t: Patented Inventions During the Civil War.” 7–10PM, Noyes House Museum, Morrisville. Donations accepted. (History)
• Summer Speaker Series – Calvin Coolidge, 4PM, President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site, Plymouth. $8. (Talk)
• Yestermorrow Summer Lecture Series – “Organic Architecture Guild: A Common Vision for Sustainable Design.” 7–9PM, Yestermorrow Design/Build School, Waitsfield. Free. (Architecture)
• ‘I’ll Be Back Before Midnight’, 8PM, McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester. $29.50-38.50. (Theater)
• Readings at the Athenaeum – Gish Jen, 7:30PM, St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, St. Johnsbury. Free. (Reading)
• Magic Booster Draft – $12, 6pm – 11pm, Quarterstaff Games, Burlington. (Gaming)
• Straw Rockets, 11:00 a.m., Monshire Museum of Science, Norwich. (Kids)
• Kitchen Chemistry, 3:00 p.m., Monshire Museum of Science, Norwich. (Kids)
• Come ALearn About New NOOK Simple Touch!, 6:00 PM, South Burlington. (eReaders)
• Advance Screening of “Torchwood: Miracle Day”, http://nescifievents.org/?p=2662, 6pm – 8pm, Cambridge, MA (Screening)
• Planetarium presentation – Monster Telescopes, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm, Fairbanks Museum, St. Johnsbury. $5/person. (Science)
• Naruto, 4:30pm – 8:00pm, The Gamer’s Grotto, Bennington. (Gaming)
• Wednesday Night Board gaming at Triple Play, 6:00pm – 10:30pm, Triple Play, Lebanon, New Hampshire. (Gaming)
• D&D Encounter, 6:00pm – 8:30pm, The Gamers Grotto, Bennington. (Gaming)

Geek Things for May’s Friday the 13th

• ‘Name That Movie!’, 5–6PM, The CineClub, Savoy Theater, Montpelier. $2.50. (Movies)
• Opening Weekend, 10AM–4PM, Ethan Allen Homestead, Burlington. $3-7; free for children under 3. (History)
• Raptor Encounter, 11AM, Vermont Institute of Natural Science, Quechee. Regular admission, $8.50-10.50; free for kids 3 and under. (BirdS)
• Talk to the Trainer, 2PM, Vermont Institute of Natural Science Quechee. Regular admission, $8.50-10.50; free for kids 3 and under. (Birds)
• ‘Draw Comics!’, 3–4:30PM, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington. Free. (Comics)
• Science & Stories – Seeds, 11AM, ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center, Burlington. Regular admission, $8.50-10.50; free for kids 2 and under. (Kids)
• Graphic-Novel Readers & Creators, 5:30PM, Phoenix Books in Essex. Free. (Comics)
• Readings, 6PM, Memphremagog Arts Collaborative, Newport. Free. (Reading)
• NATO:2.0: Reboot or Delete? – Sarwar Kashmeri, 7 pm, Northshire Bookstore, Manchester Center. (Talk)
• Huzzah! Historical Wargaming Convention, May 13 – 15, 2011, Portland, ME (Conventions)
• Granite State Comic Con, May 15, Manchester NH. (Conventions)
• Bellona, Destroyer of Cities, 7:30pm – 7:30pm, Boston, MA (Theater)
• Public Star Gazing at the Ethan Allen Homestead, 7:45, Ethan Allen Homestead, Burlington. (Astronomy)
• FNM – Friday Night Magic – Type 2 / Standard – $8 Entry Fee, 6pm – 11pm, Quarterstaff Games, Burlington. (Gaming)
• 2011 Benefit Auction: The Fiddlehead Fling, 6pm, The Montshire Museum, Norwich. To learn more or register, visit http://www.montshire.org/auction. (Auction)
• Middlebury Arts Walk, 5 – 7pm, 51 Main @ The Bridge, Middlebury. (Art)
• Friday Night Magic — Constructed, 6pm – 10pm, The Gamer’s Grotto, Bennington. (Gaming)
• Friday Night Magic, The Book Garden, Montpelier. (Gaming)
• Spring Migration Bird Walk. 7-9:30am, North Branch Nature Center, $5/free for members, Info. 229-6206. (Birds)
• Movie & Star-Gazing. 7pm, Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Rain date May 20th. Info. 223-3338. (Astronomy) (Movies)

Geek Things for May 12th

• Raptor Encounter, 11AM, Vermont Institute of Natural Science, Quechee. Regular admission, $8.50-10.50; free for kids 3 and under. (BirdS)
• Talk to the Trainer, 2PM, Vermont Institute of Natural Science Quechee. Regular admission, $8.50-10.50; free for kids 3 and under. (Birds)
• Lunafest 2011, 6:30PM, Lebanon Opera House, Lebanon. $14-20. (Films)
• Chess Club, 7PM, Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington. $2-3. (Chess)
• Open Computer Time, 3–4:30PM, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington. Free. (Teens)
• Karl Decker & Nancy Levine – “The Tour Buses Don’t Stop Here Anymore: The Impacts of and Responses to Social, Economic or Environmental Change on Small Vermont Towns,” 6PM, Pierson Library, Shelburne. Free. (Talk)
• Keith Pillsbury – Vietnam War and 2008, 3:30PM, Brownell Library, Essex Junction. Free. (History)
• Roberta Harold – “Vermont and New York in the Gilded Age,”, 7PM, Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier. Free. (History)
• Tim Brookes – “Disappearing Alphabets and the Future of the Written Word,” 7–8PM, Bent Northrop Memorial Library, Fairfield. Free. (Language)
• Red Cross Blood Drive. 12-5:30pm, St. Leo’s Hall, Waterbury. (Blood Drive)
• Warmachine / Hordes, 5pm – 11pm, Quarterstaff Games Gamespace, Burlington. (Gaming)

Geek Things for May 11th

• Tree Walk & Talk – Craig Lambert , 5:30–7:30PM, UVM Horticultural Research Center, South Burlington. $10-20. (Trees)
• Energy Workshop – Preregister; lunch is included. 9AM–12PM, Doubletree Hotel, South Burlington. Free. (Energy)
• Raptor Encounter, 11AM, Vermont Institute of Natural Science, Quechee. Regular admission, $8.50-10.50; free for kids 3 and under. (BirdS)
• Talk to the Trainer, 2PM, Vermont Institute of Natural Science Quechee. Regular admission, $8.50-10.50; free for kids 3 and under. (Birds)
• High School Book Group, 5–6PM, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington. Free. (Teens)
• Middle School Book Group, 4–5PM, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington. Free. (Teens)
• Brian Tokar – “Genetically-Modified Organisms and the World Food Crisis” Preregister. 7–9PM, City Market, Burlington. Free. (Talk)
• Magic Booster Draft – $12, 6pm – 11pm, Quarterstaff Games, Burlington. (Gaming)
• Green and Growing. Dress for a walk on the trails. 10-11:30am, North Branch Nature Center, $5 per child, Info 229-6206. Montpelier. (Kids)
• Naruto, 4:30pm – 8:00pm, The Gamer’s Grotto, Bennington. (Gaming)
• Wednesday Night Board gaming at Triple Play, 6:00pm – 10:30pm, Triple Play, Lebanon, New Hampshire (Gaming)
• D&D Encounter, 6:00pm – 8:30pm, The Gamers Grotto, Bennnington. (Gaming)
• Middlebury Arts Walk, 5 – 7pm, 51 Main at the Bridge, Middlebury. (Art)

Geek Things for May the 4th

• Chittenden County Philatelic Club, 6:15PM, GE Healthcare Building, South Burlington. Free. (Stamps)
• Prototype Systems Presentation, 6:30–10:30PM, Davis Center, UVM, Burlington. Free. (Inventions)
• Raptor Encounter, 11AM, Vermont Institute of Natural Science, Quechee. Regular admission, $8.50-10.50; free for kids 3 and under. (Birds)
• Talk to the Trainer, 2PM, Vermont Institute of Natural Science, Quechee. Regular admission, $8.50-10.50; free for kids 3 and under. (Birds)
• ‘Tech Savvy’, 6–8PM, Bradford Public Library, Bradford. Free. (Technology)
• Middle School Book Group, 4–5PM, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington. Free. (Teens)
• High School Book Group, 5–6PM, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington. Free. (Teens)
• Irene Kacandes – “Daddy’s War.” 7PM, Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury. Free. (Talk)
• Tony Magistrale – “Why Stephen King Still Matters,” 7PM, Goodrich Memorial Library, Newport. Free. (Speculative Fiction)
• ‘Transportation and Our Local Communities’, 7:30–9PM, O’Brien Community Center, Winooski. Free. (Transportation)
• Jay Parini – The life of Herman Melville, 7PM, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington. Free. (Literature)
• Red Cross Blood Drive, 10am-3pm, Montpelier High School, Montpelier. (Blood Drive)
• Lifting the Yoke: Local Solutions to America’s Farm & Food Crisis. 6:30pm, Warren Public Library, Warren. (Talk)
• Magic Booster Draft – $12, 6pm – 11pm, Quarterstaff Games, Burlington. (Gaming)
• Pathfinder Society, 6:30pm – 11:00pm, Game Lounge, Burlington. (Gaming)
• CliF Presentation, Authors and Illustrators, Newbury Elementary School, Newbury. (Reading)
• Naruto, 4:30pm – 8:00pm, The Gamer’s Grotto, Bennington. (Gaming)
• Wednesday Night Board gaming, 6:00pm – 10:30pm, Triple Play, Lebanon, New Hampshire (Gaming)
• D&D Encounter, 6:00pm – 8:30pm, The Gamers Grotto, Bennington. (Gaming)
• L5R Night at Triple Play, 6:30pm – 10:00pm, Triple Play, Lebanon NH. (Gaming)
• “The Mind and the Machine,” Matthew Dickerson, 5:15 – 7:15pm, 51 Main at the Bridge, Middlebury. (Talk)
• NOOK Classic (3G & Wi-Fi) at Night! 6:00 PM, Barnes and Noble, South Burlington. (eReaders)

Geek Things for April 29

And we’re back!

• FNM – Friday Night Magic – Two Headed Giant Sealed – $30 per team, 6pm – 11pm, Quarterstaff Games, Burlington. (Gaming)
• Leaf Cutter Ants, 11:00am, Monshire Museum of Science, Norwich. (Kids)
• Optical Illusions, 3:00pm, Monshire Museum of Science, Norwich. (Kids)
• Will Dobson Lecture – “The Dictator’s Learning Curve,”, 12:15 – 1:30pm, Robert A. Jones ’59 Conference Room, Middlebury College, Middlebury. (Talk)
• Geek Week 5 at Langdon Street Cafe, Apr 26 – 30, 2011, Langdon Street Cafe, Montpelier. (Convention)
• Geek Week: Chiara String Quartet, 6:30pm, Langdon St. Cafe, Montpelier. (Music)
• Geek Week: Genes and Machines, 9pm, Langdon St. Cafe, Montpelier. (Music)
• Durians, 10pm, Langdon St. Cafe, Montpelier. (Music)
• Aeternitas 2011, Apr 28 – May 1, 2011, Laconia NH. (Harry Potter Convention)
• Arcon X, Apr 29 – May 1, 2011, SUNY Oswego, Oswego, NY (Convention)
• Friday Night Magic — Constructed, 6pm – 10pm, The Gamer’s Grotto, Bennington. (Gaming)
• ‘Name That Movie!’, 5–6PM, The CineClub, Savoy Theater, Montpelier. $2.50. (Movies)
• Raptor Encounter, 11AM, Vermont Institute of Natural Science, Quechee. Regular admission, $8.50-10.50; free for kids 3 and under. (Birds)
• Talk to the Trainer, 2PM, Vermont Institute of Natural Science, Quechee. Regular admission, $8.50-10.50; free for kids 3 and under. (Birds)
• ‘Draw Comics!’, 3–4:30PM, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington. Free. (Kids)
• Puzzles & Board Games, 8:30AM–6PM, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington. Free. (Kids)
• ‘Willy Wonka’, 7:30PM, Barre Opera House, Barre. $10-20. (Theater)
• Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale. Books, DVDs & more. Come early for best selection. 12-6pm, Aldrich Public Library, Barre. (Book Sale)